No major danger to Kedarnath shrine: IIT experts

New Delhi, Mar 29: The Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath which was marred by devastating deluge in 2013 is stable and its foundation was not damaged, an IIT expert team from Chennai has found.

The experts, who were asked by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to examine the condition of the foundation in wake of the floods have also arrived at the conclusion that there was no major danger to the temple, according to ASI officials.

"The IIT Madras experts visited the temple thrice for the purpose. They have submitted their interim report that the temple is stable and there was no major danger," an ASI official told PTI.

Also, the team has observed that the foundation of the temple was not damaged, he added.

ASI was handed the responsibility of restoring the temple that was badly affected by the deadly floods and landslides in June of 2013 in Uttarakhand in which over 5,700 people are presumed dead by the state government.